News Network: Seattle - How serious is Seattle about luring the Kings away from Sacramento? And does Washington's legalization of same-sex marriage have any implications for California? Two Seattle reporters join us to discuss similar trends between Seattle and Sacramento.
Cave People of the Himalayas - UC Merced professor Mark Aldenderfer joined Everest climber and thrill seeker Pete Athans, in search of the caves and mummies of a lost civilization. There they will risk their own safety to reveal astonishing evidence of a previously unknown, 1500-year-old death ritual high in the Himalayan caves. Aldenderfer will be featured in "Cave People of the Himalayas," a new National Geographic documentary airing on PBS Wednesday, February 15.
Kristin Hartman - Kristin Hartman studied art at Sacramento State and later became a member of the Folsom Arts Association and the Sutter Street Artists group, both of which she still works with today. Trees are her subject. She says her inspiration is Sacramento, "the City of Trees." Her oil on canvas paintings are being shown in multiple places around town. She's the featured artist of the month on Sacramento 365.com, she was recently the featured artist at the Petra Vineyard Tasting Room, the Folsom Lake Entertainer ran a feature story on her in January, and her newest exhibit at j27 gallery runs from through the end of this week.
Jazz Gitan - Jazz Gitan is a an acoustic jazz trio inspired by Belgian-gypsy jazz virtuoso Jean "Django" Reinhardt. The gypsy-jazz trio will perform in our studio ahead of their Mardis Gras Festival performance Saturday on the Delta King.